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Graeco-Egyptian gold snake bracelet, dated to the 1st century BCE to the 3rd century CE during the Roman period. 

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Orkney Neolithic 'butterfly-like' motifs found by chance

Neolithic markings carved into a stone in Orkney that were missed for years by archaeologists have been discovered by chance.

The faintly incised “butterfly-like” motifs were revealed on Tuesday as sunlight lit up the rock at the “right moment, at the right angle”.

Experts believe the marks were deliberately made to be delicate and to catch light at certain times of day.

The find was made during excavations at Ness of Brogdar.

The incisions are so faint they do not show up in photographs taken so far of the stone.

The block formed part of wall of a structure at the dig site. It has since been moved to safe location. Read more.

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Imaging Reveals Medieval Manuscript Hidden in Book Binding

In the mid-16th century, a bookbinder picked up a piece of parchment — one that was already centuries old — and used it to bind a book of poetry. This parchment’s text remained unreadable for nearly 500 years, but now, thanks to state-of-the-art imaging techniques, people can read its words once more, according to a new study.

An analysis of the sixth-century text revealed that it was part of the Roman law code. Whoever made the poetry book likely considered the text to be outdated, as at that point, society was using the church’s code, rather than Roman laws, the researchers said.

The finding is a remarkable one, as it can likely be used to help decipher the text on other parchments used as bookbinding materials, the researchers said. Read more.

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@owl-by-night

I didn’t know cheetahs meow I’ve always thought they roar my whole life has been a lie

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A day out in Duxford.

Special mention for the Lysander, which has been restored to the way it was when used by SOE, ladder and all!

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Wedjat Eye Amulet

Egypt,  Third Intermediate Period,  ca. 1070–664 B.C.

Faience, 6.5 cm long

Wedjat eye amulets were among the most popular amulets of ancient Egypt. The wedjat eye represents the healed eye of the god Horus and embodies healing power as well as regeneration and protection in general. This eye here is an intriguing combination of the regular wedjat eye with a wing, two uraei, and a lion. This combination alludes to various ancient Egyptian stories that involve the eye of the sun god Re.

Source: Met Museum

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Hetty Goldman (1881-1972) started out in Classical studies, but she discovered her passion for archaeology began during her graduate studies at Radcliffe College. In 1910, she became the first woman to hold Harvard’s prestigious Charles Eliot Norton Fellowship to study at the American School of Classical Studies at Athens. While in Athens, Goldman strove to participate in excavations, an experience which was denied to women. Although her professors tried to discourage her from fieldwork, she and her colleague, Alice Walker, were eventually permitted to excavate the site of Halae on the Bay of Atalante. Goldman and Walker became the first women to direct an excavation in Greece.

Goldman went on to direct excavation on many other sites in Greece in Turkey. Her third major excavation was the site of Eutresis in Boeotia. It is here that Goldman uncovered Early Helladic and Middle Helladic remains and became one of the pioneers in the investigation of pre- and early Greek cultures. Due in large part to her meticulous directorship, the site of Eutresis remains a classic example of field archaeology at its finest. Goldman is also well-known for her work in the mound of Tarsus-Gözlükule in southeastern Turkey, which was her final and easternmost excavation.

Later in her career, Goldman was recruited by Princeton University to be the first woman professor in the School of Humanistic Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study. Her accomplishments in archaeology were so great that in 1966 she was awarded the Gold Medal of the American Institute of Archaeology for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. She was only the second person to achieve this honor. 

Hetty Goldman is considered to be one of the greatest archaeologists of the 20th century. Through her systematic and innovative excavation techniques, her seminal publications, her pioneering work on ancient Greek sites in Turkey, and her role in mentoring the talented young women archaeologists who came after her, Goldman played a critical part in opening the field for women.

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Falcon-Topped Box with Feather Bundle

 Ptolemaic Egypt, 332–30 B.C.; Said to be from Middle Egypt, Asyut (Lykopolis)

The elaborately decorated box features a falcon statuette on top of its lid. Inside is a tightly wrapped linen bundle. X-rays have shown that it does not contain a complete bird mummy but only feathers.

Source: Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Commemorative scarab

Egypt

18th Dynasty

Steatite lion hunt scarab of Amenhotep III: this large, dark green blue, glazed steatite scarab is one from a series which were produced during the reign of King Amenhotep III to commemorate various important royal events. The incised inscription on the underside records that in the first ten years of his reign the king himself shot with bow and arrow 102 lions. It also provides the full royal titulary of five names borne by Amenhotep III and states that Queen Tiye was his chief wife. 

Source: British Museum

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I’m thinking maybe Lyra (His Dark Materials) or Zuzana from Daughter of Smoke and Bone, although that one would definitely cause spelling issues!

I am curious what fictional characters you might name a (hypothetical) child after

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ancient greek word of the day: αἰγίλιψ, “devoid of goats; hence, incredibly steep, to the point that not even goats can climb it”

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Illustrations from Rachel Ignotofsky’s Women In Science series 

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Shared house traits

Gryffindor & Hufflepuff -sweet summer child -close, intimate, heartbreak mending hugs -giggles “that’s what she said” -likelihood you’ll fall in love with them +9999999% -probably still owns a stuffed toy

Ravenclaw & Slytherin -already wrote an encyclopedia on all the ways they’re better than you -judging you not-so-silently -“my words are both poison and exilir. tempt me, if you dare.” -intimidating at first bUT THEYRE ACTUAL CINNAMON ROLLS -“aw you didn’t have to do that!-…what do you want?” -too many trust issues, someone just HUG THEM

Gryffindor & Ravenclaw -already stalked you on all your social media accounts -board games. video games. gaaames.  -always has a mess. somehow knows where everything is.  -BUSY. friends, hobbies, school/work, internet til 2am, busy. -PUNS

Slytherin & Hufflepuff -knows who they will search for first during the apocalypse -“i trust you with my life. don’t let me down” -literally gives the best first impressions -it’s actually a little scary how much they could be hiding -work, work, work, workwork

Hufflepuff & Ravenclaw -“god you’re so fucking weird and i love it” -that friend who never yells at anyone until they do and everyone is terrified -my otp is better than yours -“rules were not made to be broken unless i say so” -happier when all is peaceful and quiet

Gryffindor & Slytherin -“NO I WILL NOT CALM DOWN YOU CALM DOWN” -that friend that shares all the hot selfies they find. (bless them) -has never made a good decision after 2am -*loses something* *blames it on you* *finds it 2min later with their stuff* -selfie game too strong

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Nobody fucks with our man Franz Boas

Archaeologist joys: When thousands of anthropologists band together and say “Uh, hell no” and the Google result is changed within 24 hours!

Note: I hit the “feedback” button again on this to select “This is helpful” to help reinforce the algorithm’s choice of the Wikipedia page. Thank you to everyone who banded together on this. Our numbers made it happen.

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Anthropologists and decent humans alike! Please help report this. This is the first thing that comes up on google and it’s unacceptable!

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Happy duckling

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Archaeologist problems: Winter blues.

via Archaeology in Acadie